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igj Monticello Express' i \ vI rvf J,1SPORTS%s fena iJiPanthers to Tangle WithTipton; Edge Out RaidersWAMAC CONFERENCEWLMONTICELLO20Tipton20Independence20Manchester11Maquoketa11Vinton11Marlon02Anamosa02FRIDAY RESULTS Monticello 19, Anamosa 13 Tipton 6, Marion 0 Independence 13, Manchester 6 Vinton 13, Maquoketa 0First Downs Yards rushing Yards passing Passes Attempted Passes completed Penalties (yards)A den of largeSTATISTICS Mont. 13 304 0 1 0 107 andAna.11846917535ferociousTigers lie waiting In ambush at the Tipton gridiron..waiting for Friday's advance of the Mondcello Panthers in what promises to be this young season's greatest challenge to the defending WaMac champs.The speedy Cedar county cats boast one of the largest lines in the history of the school. Tipton mentor Lee Crawford is altemadng 26 candidates to find the proper 11 to provide the fourth win in as many starts this year.Tackles Cliff Runyan and Duane Eilers will provide the spark for the defense and quarterback Dick Moore will run the offensive show. Joe Pruess, Tiger end, gives added strength to the tide contenders as he hauls in a high percentage of passes tossed at him,A combination selected from ten rugged Tiger backs will comprise the Tipton backfield with Warren Chapman, HB; Stan Woode, FB; and Tom Backman, HB; expected to carry the load.Tipton boasts hides from West Branch, Maquoketa and Marion inCoach Dean Nelson noted that the loss of Koranda hurt most on the defense where he was a regular. It will also hurt our offense, Nelson continued, Because we now lack depth in the backfield.On a happier note, Nelson announced that John McElmeel,Panther veteran from the 1962-63 team, has returned to practice and will join the team as soon as his shoulder is ready for action.I won't play McElmeel until I'm sure he is ready Nelson added And I don't know how long it will be. McElmeel suffered a serious shoulder injury in a swimming accident in June.Nelson noted that Dave Balster or Jim Perkins will probably fill the gap In the defense caused by Koranda's injury.We’re also going to make some changes in our defensive backfield after the way we looked Friday night. I was dissatisfied with our defense, especially the backfield.Monticello was charged with eight penalties for a total of 107 yards.The Panther fresh-soph team easily handled the Raiders junior varsity eleven in their 34-13 contest.PPK Contest to Be Held Oct. 12Grade school boys 8 through 11 may register through Oct. 11 for the Punt, Pass Kick program at Freese Motors in Monticello, owners Louis and Alva Freese said this week.The Monticello competition will be held Saturday, Oct. 12, at the football field.The top winner will receive a National Football League warm-up jacket. Second place award will be a football helmet and third prize will be a football autographed by the best punters, passers and kickers on NFL teams.TKn Punf Pn po Rlt; CrtmnoH-
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Monticello Express
Monticello, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 03, 1963
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